Lysander Cutler

Lysander Cutler (16 February 1807-30 July 1866) was a Major General of the Union during the American Civil War.

Biography
Lysander Cutler was born in Worcester County, Massachusetts, on February 16, 1807. In 1826, he moved to Dexter, Maine, to teach, then became a successful businessman, state senator, and militia colonel. He moved to Milwaukee when the depression of 1857 ruined him, and took position as a grain broker. On July 16, 1861, Cutler became the colonel of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment.

Cutler fought under the Army of the Potomac in all of its major battles, from the Second Battle of Bull Run in 1862 to the Battle of Globe Tavern in 1865. He was disfigured by a shell that hit his face in the latter battle and died of war wounds after the war ended.